I have lexan T's and they look really bad, scraches and what looks like waterspots or something. Any way is there anyway to recondition them or polish them????

 

I believe Eastwood sells a Glass polishing kit. Are the lexans glass?

 

Laxan is like Plexiglas. It is made out of plastic.

My stock glass t-tops were replaced by factory recall with laxan ones before I bought the car. They have tons of little crack lines and stuff in them. They are a lot lighter and darker then the glass ones though.

 

I would try some plastic buffing compound from Eastwood Company. I polished my tail lights and it got rid of ALL of the scuffs/scratches. You can see my tech article HERE and scroll halfway down.

 

That’s not going to work because a lot of the cracks are actually in the T-tops so buffing the surface won't be able to get to them. It will help to get some scratches off the surface but a majority of the cracks are within the laxan.

 

i dont know if you will be able to get the cracks out or not...

 

Hey i went to the eastwood website but could not find plastic buffing compound. Do any of you know a product # or a direct link. Thanks!!

 

Can't give you a direct link cuz the address to that site doesnt change no matter where you are at on their site! But I can tell you that the stock # is 13138.

 

There is a Gm Technical Service Bulletin about the lexan T-Top coating deteriorating and giving it a blotchy, peeling sort of look. The GM approved fix: replace them with 91-prior T-Tops. My 92 Z28 has this exact same problem and I've tried everything to no avail. If you want a copy of the TSB I can get it for you. As far as the scratching goes, you can try to get them out with an aggresive polish. But with that horrible blotchiness on the coating, whats the use?

 

I have lexan t-tops that look like crap when you look THROUGH them but found a way to generally make them look alot better when you're just looking at the car. I just polish them with the same polish that I use on my paint. For the paint I use a cleaner, then a polish, then a wax. For the t-tops I just use the polish. It removes buildup, waterspots, and fine scratches. They look way better after this done.

 

Has anyone actually used this plastic buffing compound? Are you sure it wouldn't work? If anyone has tried....... post man.

 

No matter what you do you are not going to get the cracks out of the laxan when looking though them from the inside of the car. Plastic buffing compound and a buffing wheel should make them look better from the outside. It won’t hurt to try it.

 

Has anyone tried sanding them then polishing them out?

 

I'm telling you guys, try something like McGuires Paint Polish. This will make a big difference. It's not worth the effort to not try this and instead try something harder. At very least, after doing this, you'll easily be able to tell what is IN the plastic and what was just on the surface.

 

I have a couple pretty deep scratches that I dont think just polishing will remove. Can I sand them down and then buff them out? Anyone done this before?

 

Do a search, this has been brought up before.

Yes, you DO sand.

I used Blue Magik (?) plastic and plexiglass polish. You can find it at most automotive stores and probably Wal-Mart. It's only a few bucks and it works. My t-tops (Well, one of them, I havn't done the other one yet) look like glass now.

It wont get the little cracks out, but it will really make them look alot better, trust me!

 

What do you mean, "yes, you do sand?" Are you saying it wont hurt it if I do sand them? Also, should i dry sand or wet sand them? Thanks